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A one-tenth of 1% sales tax that voters approved for Reid Park Zoo in 2017 has raised more than $12 million, according to an article in the Arizona Daily Star newspaper. The 10-year-tax is earmarked for improvements to the Zoo's infrastructure and the construction of new, interactive exhibits.

Buy a SummerGO Youth Pass for kids (ages 6 to 18) to get around town all summer long on public transportation. For $45, kids and teens receive unlimited rides on Sun Link, Sun Tran, and select Sun Shuttle routes from May 23 through Aug. 1. Pass holders also get a surprise at all City of Tucson pools, which open for summer hours on May 30.

The commission serves as a citizens advisory panel to the Mayor and Tucson City Council on issues such as recreational and park activities within the city, operations policy and procedures, user fees, park development, and park name changes.

The Tucson Fire Department is seeking an administrative assistant to perform research and analytical work in support of administrative, clerical, and some financial and personnel functions for the department. Duties can also include assisting with budget research and responding to customer inquiries and helping in the resolution of problems.

The City of Tucson is recruiting civil engineers to join its Distribution Design and Plant Design sections of Tucson Water. Duties include managing transmission and distribution water main projects or water facilities projects; producing, reviewing, and administering contracts; developing designs; and enforcing codes and standards.

Plan Tucson, the City of Tucson’s General and Sustainability Plan, was adopted by voters in 2013, and the City has released a progress report detailing key accomplishments in achieving the goals of the plan over the past five years. The report was presented to the Mayor and Tucson City Council on May 7.

Tucson's Planning and Development Services Department's (PDSD) latest tool, NoticeTucson, was developed to provide transparency and support citizen participation in issues related to land use. The purpose of the notification tool is to offer the public greater insight into new development in the city and PDSD's involvement in the planning and development process.

Reid Park will be alive with music this weekend. The Tucson Pops Orchestra will perform Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m. for Music Under the Stars at the park's DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center at East 22nd Street and South Country Club Road.

Grant Road Phase 3 & 4 project segment information will be available from Palo Verde to Venice Place. This will include design plans, land use planning, right-of-way acquisitions, landscape and streetscape designs as well as public art.

Free activities will include kids face painting, canvas art with dog prints, a photo booth for dogs and their humans, music, hot dogs (for humans), and refreshments. There will be a Tucson Police Department K-9 demo at 10 a.m.